Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin
Emily Fisk Giffinis an American author of several novels commonly categorized as chick lit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 March 1972
CountryUnited States of America
my-sister supporter
My relationship with my sister is so central to my life. She's my closest friend, my biggest supporter, and I know she would say the same about me.
kissing thinking kiss-me
Then he asks if he can kiss me. It is a question I don’t usually like. Just do it, I always think.
going-for-it realizing versions
I'm going to keep seeing him as much as I can. We'll see what happens," I say, realizing that just "seeing what happens" is my version of "going for it.
heart forever may
Where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.
thinking different moments
I think that we have to consciously be aware that every moment we're in, every different stage in our lives, we can control.
mean soul soul-mate
you'd do anything to get a soul mate back, right?… I mean, that's the nature of soul mates.
kids thinking two
I'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.
people said understood
I had never understood what people meant when they said they'd rather be alone if they couldn't be in the right relationship. Now I got it.
independent character thinking
In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.
unforgivable if-you-truly-love-someone love-someone
Really-nothing is unforgivable if you truly love someone.
memories soul personal-history
And then there is our personal history. Memories only we share. Things not another living soul would understand.
running marine-corps exposure
You can run but you can't hide
letting-go writing character
When I write, I picture the characters a certain way in my head, and they're not like any actor or actress. It's almost hard for me to let go of my ideas as to the way they look.
regret scary feelings
Despite the fact that I have no regrets about how things turned out in my life, I still can't help wanting to understand my intense relationship with Leo, as well as that turbulent time between adolescence and adulthood when everything feels raw and invigorating and scary-and why those feelings are all coming back to me now.